The letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation and transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live pigs, boar sperm, pork, including wild boar meat and products of its processing, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles obtained from susceptible animal species, feed and feed additives for animals of plant and animal origin, includin

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2019-11-07
G/SPS/N/KAZ/48

Description

On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of the African swine fever in the Republic of Korea. In this regard, since 3 October 2019 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation and transit through Kazakhstan of live pigs, boar sperm, pork, including wild boar meat and products of its processing, leather, horned and intestinal raw materials, bristles obtained from susceptible animal species, feed and feed additives for animals of plant and animal origin, including from poultry and fish, feed additives for cats and dogs that have not undergone heat treatment (at temperature of not lower than 70 °C for at least 20 minutes), used equipment for transporting pigs, products and raw materials of animal origin, keeping, slaughtering and cutting of pigs from the Republic of Korea.

Keywords

African swine fever (ASF); Animal feed; Animal health; Human health; Feed additives; Animal diseases; Food safety